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Information on Brexit in relation to Plant Variety Rights

Update 16/01/2020: Important note to UK applicants and procedural representatives
20 January 2020
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Information on Brexit in relation to Plant Variety Rights

Update 16/01/2020: Important note to UK applicants and procedural representatives

Further to our notice dated 23/01/2018, the CPVO would like to remind you of the obligation to appoint a procedural representative in compliance with Article 82 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94.

According to this article, persons who are not domiciled or do not have a seat or an establishment within the EU territory may participate as party to proceedings before the Office only if they have designated a procedural representative who is domiciled or has his seat or an...
20 January 2020
Video: introduction to the INVITE project

A new video introducing the INVITE project has been published today.

The video features François Laurens, Research Director at INRA & coordinator of the INVITE project, Martin Ekvad, President of the CPVO, and Päivi Mannerkorpi, European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, who introduce the main objectives of the project. It was recorded at the kick-off meeting of the project last July in Angers.

Watch the video on YouTube

INVITE stands for "Innovation in variety testing" and is a 5-year European Union funded project under the...
15 January 2020
New European Commission report on the protection & enforcement of intellectual property rights in third countries

The European Commission published on 9 January 2020 its new report on protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in third countries .

The report puts intellectual property related to plant varieties in the spotlight. Plant breeding can play an important role in increasing productivity and quality in agriculture, whilst minimising the pressure on the environment. The EU wants to encourage investment and research in this area, including in the development of new crops resistant to drought, flood, heat and salinity to better respond to the negative consequences...
13 January 2020

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